Machine for making receptacle-closures.



A. B. HINES.

MAGHINE POB. MAKING RBGEPTAGLE GLOSURES.

APPLIoATIoN FILED APB.. 1s, 190s.

1,01 1,787, Patented Dec. 12, 1911.

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A. B. HINES.

' MACHINE FOR MAKING BEGEPTAGLB GLOSUBES.

APPLIOATION FILED APR. 1a, 1906.

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i incitan sra'ijirniar orsi/cs ALBERT B. I-IINES, OF WASHINGTON,DISTRICT F COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE.

AMERICAN DAIRY SUPPLY COMPANY, OF AUGUSTA, MAINE, A CORPORATION OFMAINE.

MACHINE FOR MAKING RECEPTACLE-CLOSURES.

Serial No. 31 1,439.

To all whom it' may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT B: HINES, a citizen of the United States,residing at .Vashington, District of Columbia, have invented new anduseful Improvements in Machines for Making Receptacle-Closures, of whichthe following is a specification.

rl"his invention relates to machines for attaching tabs or handles tostock or sheets, and more particularly relates to mechanism for use inthe manufacture of receptacle closures, such as bottle or jar closingdisks; and the objects and nature of the invention will be readilyunderstood by those skilled in the art in the light of the followingexplanation of the mechanisms disclosed in the accoinpanying drawings asexamples for purposes of illustration from among other constructions andarrangements within the spirit and scope of my invention.

My invent-ion consists in certain novel features of construction and incombinations and arrangements of parts as more fully and particularlyset forth hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a top plan view of the machine.Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the machine. Fig. 3 is a vert-icalsectional view of the machine cut on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is avertical sectional view of the upper portion of the machine cut on theline 4-4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of an intermediateportion of the machine showing the wire feeding device. Fig. 6 is avertical sectional view of the machine as shown in Fig. 5 cut on theline 6 6. Fig. 7 is a horizontal sectional view of the machine cut onthe line 7 7 of Fig. 3. Fig. 8 is a top plan view of the bar foroperating the handle stock feeding mechanism. Fig. 9 is a horizontalsectional view of Fig. 6 cut on the line 9 9 thereof. Fig. 10 is ahorizontal view of Fig. 6 cut on the line 10-10 thereof. Fig. 11 is ahorizontal sectional view of Fig. 6 cut on the line 11-11 thereof. Fig.12 is a vertical sectional view of Fig. 11 cut on the lines 12 12thereof. Fig. 13 is an edge view of the lower end of the cutter bar.Fig. 14 is a sectional view of the wire tension device cut on the line14-14 of Fig. 1. Fig. 15 is a face view of the reciprocating block usedin the wire feeding device. Fig. 16 is a ver tical sectional view of thedevice as shown in Fig. v cut on the lines 16-16 thereof. Fig. 17 is avertical sectional view cut on the line 17 17 of Fig. 18 showing thelower portion of the tube for containing a column of disks. Fig. 18 is avertical sectional view of the lower end of the tube as shown in Fig. 17cut on the line 18 18 thereof. Fig.

19 is a vertical sectional view cut on the line 19-19 of Fig. 7. Fig.2() is a horizontal sectional view cut on the line 20 20 of Fig. 17.Fig. 21 is a vertical sectional view of the machine cut on the line 2121 of Fig. 7, and, Fig. 22 is a perspective view of the finished cap.

The cap conveying mccham'sm. The machine consists of the base or bedplate 1 upon which is erected the vertical standards 2 2. The shaft 3 isjournaled at the upper ends of said standards and is provided at one endwith a pulley or fly wheel 4. The worin gear wheel 5 is fixed to thesaid shaft 3 and is adapted to mesh with the horizontal worm gear wheel6 fixed to the upper end of the vertical shaft 7. To the lower end ofsaid shaft 7 is fixed a crank 8 having a pin 9. The shaft 10 isjournaled at its lower end in the bed plate 1 and at its upper end inthe arms 11 which extend back from the uprights 2 2. The star wheel 12is fixed to the said shaft 10 and the said pin 9, carried by the crank 8is adapted to enter the recesses 13 of the said star wheel. Theconcentric disk 14, also attached to the shaft 7 just below theeccentric 8, enters the concavities 15 in the periphery of the starwheel 12. The annular guide Way 16 is concentrically located withrelation to the shaft 10 above the bed plate 1, the disk 17 is attachedat its center to the shaft 10 and the periphery of the said disk 17passes over the upper surface of the guide way 16. The said disk 17 isprovided in its edge with a number of circular recesses 18 each of whichis just large enough to receive a jar cap, as will be hereinafterexplained. Just behind each recess 18 and upon the upper and undersurfaces of the disk 17 are located the lugs 19 19, the under one ofwhich is adapted to work in the channel 20 of the guide 16 and the upperone in a channel 21 of a shield 22, which extends part of the way aroundthe edge of the disk 17. The cap tube 23 is located upon the guide way16 and extends Patented Dec. 12, 1911.

at its lower end over the edge of the disk 17 As shown in Fig. 7 of thedrawing, the shield 22 extends from one side of the cap tube 28 abouttwo thirds of the way around the edge of the disk 17 The said cap tube28 is adapted to contain the paper caps 24 in a vertical stack. The saidcaps may be ,loaded into the tube by any suitable means.

In the bottom of the tube is located a plate 25 having the groove 2Gthrough which the upper lugs 19 are adapted to pass and remove thebottom cap from the stack, which is then carried around the guide way 16under the shield 22, and within one of the recesses 18 of the disk 17 tothe dies as will be hereinafter more fully explained. The guide way 16is provided with anelongated opening 27 which is located under the pathof the recesses18 of the disk 17 The operation of the mechanism thus fardescribed is as follows: A. stack of caps 24 is placed in the tube 28.Power is applied to the wheel 4 which is rotated and which in turnrotates the spiral gear wheel 6 and the shaft 7. The concentric disk 14rotates in one of the eoncavities 15 of the star wheel 12 in thedirection indicated by the arrow in the Fig. 7 and as the crank 8revolves the pin 9 is carried around, which enters one of the slots 18in the edge of the star wheel 12 and carries the said star wheel aroundin the direction as indicated in the arrow in said Fig. 7 until the edgeof the concentric disk 14 enters the next adjacent eoncavity 15 of thestar wheel 12. The said star wheel 12 is at rest whilethe concentricdisk 14 is in any one of the concavities 15 of the said wheel but assoon as the pin 9 enters any one of the recesses 18 the said star wheeland its attachments begin to rotate. Thus the movement of the star wheelis intermittent or not continuous. As the said star wheel 12 moves, itcarries around with it the disk 17. As the upper lugs 19 pass throughthe slot 26 in the plate 25 in the bottoni of the tube 28, it pushesagainst the edge of the under cap 24, and carries the said cap forwardin the same direction as that in which the disk 17 is traveling. Thenthe rear edge of the cap 24 passes beyond the edge of the plate 25, thesaid cap by gravity falls into the adjacent recess 18 in the edge of thedisk 17 and is carried around under the shield 22, and deposited betweenthe dies (not yet explained, but which will be hereinafter referred to)at which point the cap is operated upon as will be hereinafterexplained, and is then carried around in its finished condition, underthe remaining portion of the shield 22, and is permitted to fall throughthe opening 27 in the guide way 1G into any suitable receptacle whichmay be provided. The object in so constructing the parts that the starwheel 12 and its immediate attachments may have an intermittentmovement, is to permit the cap to remain between the dies for asufficient length of time tovbe operated upon in forming thecorrugation, scoring and attaching the handle thereto.

Uorrugatinf/ mtl scoring moduni/ism." The corrugating and scoringelements consist of the lower die 28 set into the forward edge of theguide way 1G, and having its upper surface in the same plane as theupper surface of said guide way. Extending transversely across the faceof said die 28 is a groove or channel 29 through which the under lugs 19of the disk 17 may pass the edge of the said disk 17 moves over the saiddie. The said die 28 is the female die andis provided with theconcentric groove 80 and the transversely extending groove 81, or anyother character of grooves for corrugating or scoring may be provided.The forward edge of the said die 28 is provided with an anvil 82 forturning the ends of the staple, as will be hereinafter explained. Infront of the said anvil 82 is located one member 88 of the handle stockcutter, the operation of which will also be hereinafter explained. Thebreast plate 84 extends from one of the standards 2 to the otherstandard, and is provided with verti cal channels 85 which receive thestem 8G of the upper or male die 87. The said male die 87 is locatedvertically above the female die 28 and is provided on its under facewith beads or ribs, corresponding to the recesses and corrugations 8Oand 81 in the die 28. As the said die 87 moves vertically to itsuppermost position when the lugs 19 of the disk 17 pass thereunderthesaid upper die 87 is not transversely grooved across its face, as isthe lower die 28 at 29. The stem 8G of the die 87 is provided with a.vertically extending slot or perforation 88, through which a stirrup (aswill be hereinafter explained) passes. The upper end of the stein 86 isprovided with the two angular extensions 89-89, the upper ends of whichare bent forward over the upper edge of the breast plate 84. The coilsprings 40 are interposed between the upper edge of the breast plate 84and the forwardly extending ends of the extensions 89. The tension ofthe said springs 40 is such as to have a tendency to lift the stem 8Gand its attachments and maintain the same in elevated positions.

The yoke 41 surrounds the shaft 8 which passes through the elongatedopening 42 and the eccentric 48 is fixed to the shaft 8. The upper sidebar 44 is fixed to the yoke 41 as is also the lower side bar 45. Theeccentric 48 is located between the side bars 44 and 45 as shown in Fig.4 of the drawing. As the shaft rotates the eccentric 48 is carriedaround and pressed down upon the lower side bar 45 which in turn forcesthe yoke 41 down, The side bar 45 is located just above one of theextensions 39 of the upper die stem 36. Said side bar strikes theextension 39 and forces the stem 36 down against the tension of thesprings 40. rl`hus the die 37 is moved down into engagement with the caplocated upon the die 28, which has been previously deposited there bythe disk 17, as above described. lVhen the upper die 37 moves down thecap is corrugated and scored and the handle is attached thereto, as willbe hereinafter explained. As the eccentric 43 continues to revolve itceases to exert pressure upon the side bar 45 and immediately begins topress up the side bar 44, which lift-s the yoke 4l, which in turn liftsthe side bar 45 from the end of the extension 39, and the coil springs40 bring the stem 36 and die 37 into elevated positions.

Staple forming and driving mechanism.- The guide 46 is xed to the frontside of the breast plate 34. The edge of the said guide extends beyondthe edge of a vertically extending recess 47 located in the front. faceof the breast plate 34. lVithin the said recess is located a slidingcritter bar 48. The thimble 49 extends horizontally into and projects atits inner end slightly beyond the inner face of the recess 47. Saidthimble is made of hardened steel and may be easily and readily removed.The said thimble is provided along its longitudinal axis with aperforation 50. The edge of the cutter bar 48 is recessed or cut away asat 5l in order to receive the inner end of the thimble 49 as the saidcutter bar 48 descends. The cutter 52 is located in the lower edge ofthe cutter bar 48 and is adapted to move just past the inner end of thethimble 49. The cutter 52 is made of hardened steel and may easily andreadily be removed without disturbing the balance of the parts of themachine, thus, when one cutter becomes dull or worn out, it may be takenout and another inserted in its stead. The upper end of the cut-ter bar48 is attached to the lower end of the yoke 41, thus as the said yoke 4lis raised or lowered by the eccentric 43 as hereinafter described, thesaid cutter bar 48 is raised and lowered, and as the said bar descendsthe cutter 52 passes by the inner end of the thimble 49 and cuts thewire 53 which enters through the perforation 50 of said thimble into therecess 47 in proper lengths for forming the staples. The shank 54 of thestirrup 55 is hinged at the upper back edge of the breast plate 34. Theyoke 56 is attached at its ends to the breast plate 34 and passes aroundthe shank 54 of the said stirrup. The said yoke is provided with anadjustable screw 57 between the inner end of which and the said shank isinterposed a coil spring 58. By adjusting the screw 57 the tension ofthe said coil spring 58 may be regulated. The yoke 56 is fixed, whilethe shank 54 is adapted to swing back and forth on its pivotal point.

The stirrup 55 consists of the upper piece, having the beveled forwardend 59 with the recess 60 located at the lower edge thereof, and a lowerpiece 6l. The two pieces of the stirrup 55 are adapted to fit in aperforation at the lower end of the shank 54. The said stirrup passesthrough the perforation 38 of the die stem 36 and the perforations 62and 63 in the breast plate 34 as shown in Fig. 6 the forward end of thestirrup 55 or the recess 60 thereof is normally in alinement, orsubstantially so, with the inner end of the thimble 49, consequently, asthe wire enters the recess 47 through the perforation 50 of said thimble49 it enters the recess 60 of the stirrup 55 when the cutter bar 48descends and cuts the wire as above described. The two sides of the saidcutter bar, in continuing their descent, bend the two ends of the stapledown vertically along the sides ofthe .stirrup 55. The said recess 60during the said operation retaining the intermediate portion of thestaple. At the same time the chamfered edge 64 located at the back ofthe cutter bar 48 comes in contact with the beveled edge 59 of thestirrup 55 and pushes the said stirrup 55 and the shank 54 back againstthe tension of the coil spring 58 in the manner as shown in Fig. 3. Thismovement disengages the stirrup 55 from the staple and the stapleplunger 65 which is located in a vertical groove cut in the face of thecutter bar 48 desc'ends and forces the said staple through the handlestock and cap, which is retained under the die 37. The said stapleplunger 65 is attached at its upper end to a yoke 66 which surrounds thecrank shaft 3 in a manner similar to that described for the yoke 4l.lower edge with a transversely extending bar 67 and its upper end with atransversely extending bar 68. The cam 69 is fixed to the shaft 3 and islocated between the bars 67 and 68. The periphery of said cam describesa circle with the exception of that portion between the characters -w,which is slightly flattened in order to properly time the movement ofthe staple plunger 65 with relation to the cutter bar 48. The transversebar 68 is pivoted at the point 70 and is provided at its opposite endwith a slightly elongated perforation 7l, which receives the pin 72located upon the yoke 66. It will thus be seen that the end of the bar68 containing the perforation 7l can have a slight movement. This isprovided in order to compensate for the flattened section of the cam 69.As said flattened section passes under the bar 68 the said bar ismaintained in contact with the same by means of the coil spring 73 theupper end of which is attached to a lug 74 carried by the bar 68 Thesaid yoke 66 is provided at its and the lower end of which is attachedto the yoke 66.

Wire ,feed/ag clclv/icef-The wire feeding device consists of the blockwhich is adapted to reciprocate upon the guide 76 attached to the frontside of the breast plate 3st. The said block 75 is provided with arecess 77 in which is fixed an upper aw 78 and a lower verticallymovable jaw 79. The said jaws 78 and 79 are provided with the grooves80-80 adapted to receive the wire The coil spring 81 is attached at oneend to the said block 7 5 and at its other end to one of the standards2. The tension of the said spring 81 has a tendency to draw the saidblock 75 toward the said standard 2, to which the end of the said coilspring is attached. The dog 82 is pivoted at its lower end in the block75 ust under the lower jaw 79. The lower edge of the said aw 79 beingprovided with a recess 88 to receive the upper edge of the horizontalportion 81 of the said dog 82. The said dog extends vertically along thesides of the jaws 78 and 79 and the upper end of the dog is above therecess 77 containing the said jaws. The lower end of the bell cranklever 85 is pivoted to the upper end of the dog 82. Said bell cranklever is fulcrumed to the breast plate 81 at the point 86 and the otherend of said bell crank lever terminates above the pin 87 which iscarried by the staple plunger 65. The stop 88 is located on the face ofthe block 75 and .is adapted to limit the outward movement of the dog82. @ne end of the coil spring 89 is attached to the lower end of thebell crank lever and the other end of said coil spring is attached tothe standard 2. The tension of said coil spring has a tendency to drawthe lower end of the bell crank lever 85 toward the standard 2 to whichthe end of said spring is attached.

The operation of the wire. feeding device is as follows As the stapleplunger 65 moves up, the pin 86 bears against the under side of theshorter end of the bell crank lever 85 and moves the said lever on itsfulcrum point 80 and carries the lower end of'said bell crank levertoward the wire cutting device above described. This inward movement ofthe lower end of the bell crank lever 85 carries the upper end of thedog 82 forward, which causes the horizontal portion 84- thereof to turnslightly. The edge of said portion 8-1 coming in contact with the wallof the recess 83 of the jaw 79 slightly elevates the said jaw, whichclamps the wire 58 between the jaws 78 and 79 and at the same time theblock 75 is carried toward the wire cutting device, and the wire whichis impinged between the jaws 7 8 and 79 is pushed through theperforation 50 of the thimble 119. As the staple plunger descends thecoil spring 89 pulls the lower end of the bell crank lever toward thestandard 2 which causes the upper end of the dog 82 to move back againstthe stop 88, and the horizontal portion 84 thereof slightly turns sothat the lower jaw 79 may release its clasp upon the wire 53, at thesame time the coil spring 81 pulls the block 7 5 back toward thestandard 2. It will thus be seen that when the block 75 moves toward thestaple forming device the wire is clasped and as the said block movesaway from the staple forming device the wire is released. y

The standard 2 is provided with a perforation 90 through which the wirepasses before entering the block 7 The Acollar 91 is located in the saidstandard 2 and is provided with an elongated perforation 92, as shown inFig. 1/1. The inner edge of the said collar 91 is chamfered as at 98 andthe slightly elevated portion 9a provided in the path of the perforation92 at the end of the said collar 91. The block is located between thechamfered edge 93 and the said elevated portion 9-t. The edge of theblock 95 that comes in contact with the chamfered surface 93 of thecollar 91 is chamfered to correspond with the said surface 99 and theforward lower corner of said block is adapted to rest upon the elevatedportion 9st located at the end of the perforation 92. The coil spring 96bears at one end against the block 95 and is housed in the recess 97which receives one end of the collar 91. T he tension of said spring issuch as to have a tendency to maintain the lower edge of the block 95 incontact, or nearly so with the elevated portion 94; of the collar 91.The wire 53 is adapted to pass through the perforation 92 and betweenthe elevated portion 91 of the lower edge of the block 95 then throughthe coil spring 96 and then the perforation 90 in the standard 2, fromwhich point it passes through the block 7 5 as above described'. It willthus be lseen that the position of the block 95 is such as to pinch thewire and permit it to pass toward the block 75 and check it from passingaway from. the said block.

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the lower end of the shaft 10 is fixed a wheel 96 said wheel having atits periphery a number of teeth 97 which are pitched substantially inthe line of tangents to the periphery of the wheel 96. The rod 98 islocated on the base plate 1 of the machine and is provided atone endwith the loop 99 which surrounds the shaft 10. On the upper face of theloop 99 and at the end thereof is located a pin 1.00 surrounded by aroller 101. The opposite end of the rod 98 is provided with thetransversely extending groove 102. The end of said rod provided with thegroove 102 extends along the surface of the bed plate 1 and is locatedin front yof the dies above described. The frame 108 is adapted toreciprocate back and forth in the line of the dies. Said frame isconfined at its edges in suitable guides 104 attached to the bedplate 1. The dog 105 made in the form of a small bell crank lever, isfulcrumed in said frame 103, the lower end of the said bell crank lever105 entering the recess 102 of the rod 98. The stop 106 is provided inthe frame 103 for limiting the outward movement of the lower end of thesaid bell crank lever 105. The upper or shorter end of said bell cranklever 105 is adapted to move toward the top of the frame 103 when thesaid frame movestoward the dies. One end of the coil spring 107 isattached to the longer or lower end of the bell crank lever 105 and theother end of the said coil spring 107 is fixed to the upright 108 whichin turn is lixed in stationary position to the base or bed plate 1. Thetension of the said coil spring 107 is such as to have a tendency todraw the frame 103 toward the upright 108. The horizontal portion 109 isarranged at the upper end of the upright 108, said horizontal portioneX- tending in alinement with the longitudinal axis of the frame 103.The top piece 110 is located above the horizontal portion 109 and isslightly spaced away from the same. The said top is provided with thetransversely extending opening 111 which receives a collar 112. The saidcollar also surrounds the horizontal portion 109 of the upright 108. Thecoil spring 113 is interposed between the lower portion of the collar112 and the under side of the horizontal piece 109. The tension of saidcoil spring 113 is such as to have a tendency to keep the upper portionof the collar 112 in contact with the upper surface of the horizontalportion 109 of the upright 108. The handle stock 114 passes through thespace between the top 110 and the horizontal portion 109 then under theupper portion of the collar 112 then undei` top of the frame 103 andover the upper or short-er end of the bell crank lever 105 and thenbetween the dies. To the front edge of the die 28 is fixed a cuttingdisk 33 over the upper edge of which the said handle stock 114 passesand to the lower portion of the cutter bar 48 is Xed a knife 116 whichis adapted to reciprocate vertically in a line just inside of the inneredge of the disk 33. Said disk is rotatably mounted by means of a pin orscrew 117 which passes through the center of the disk and enters the die28.

The operation of the handle stock feeding and cutting device is asfollows As the shaft 10 rotates and carries around the disk 17 as abovedescribed for conveying the caps, the wheel 96 is also rotated in thedirection of the arrow as indicated in Fig. 8. As the roller 101 of thepin 100 rides up upon the inclined sides of the teeth 97', the bar 98 ismoved longitudinally, which movement causes the bell crank lever 105v toswing on its fulcrum and the upper or shorter end thereof impinges thehandle stock 114 against the under side of the top of the frame 103. Atthe same time the said frame 103 is pulled toward the dies 28 and 37 andthe inner end of the handle stock 104 is carried between the said dies.This operation of course takes place after the cap has been depositedbetween the dies and before the upper die 37 descends. After the handlestock is inserted as above described the die 37 descends as does alsothe staple plunger 65, and the staple is driven through the handle stockand cap, as above described. As the cutter bar 48 descends the knife 116cuts the handle stock 114 at the edge of the disk 33 which is also atthe edge of the cap located between the dies 28 and 37, at which timethe pin 100 escapes the end of the topth 97 and the coil spring 107pulls the frame 103 away from the dies and moves the rod longitudinallytoward the front of the machine. At the same time the said coil spring107 pulls down the upper or shorter end of the bell crank lever 105 andthereby releases its grip upon the handle stock 114 which remainsstationary while the frame 103 rotates. When the operation abovedescribed is repeated, the bell crank lever 105 again impinges thehandle stock 114 and in conjunction with the frame 103 carries the sameforward, as above described. The collar 112, acting in conjunction withthe horizontal portion 109 of the upright 108 is for the purpose ofpreventing the handle stock 114 from moving back as the frame 103 movesback. The spring 113 holds the upper portion of the collar 112 downagainst the handle stock 114 which offers sufficient friction to preventthe backward or outward movement of the handle stock 114 as the frame103 moves toward the upright 108, but does not offer sufficient frictionto prevent the frame 103 and the bell crank lever 105 from drawing thehandle stock 114 under the top 110 as the said frame 103 moves towardthe dies 28 and 37.

I do not wish to limit all features of my invention to employment inconnection with means for corrugating or scoring the sheets, stock orblanks, and means for feeding handle or tab stock to or across thesheets or disk stock and for securing the same thereto can be employedindependently of the dies or other corrugating or scoring means, and itis evident that various changes and modiications might be resorted to,and that elements might be omitted and features added, without departingfrom the spirit and scope of my invention as specified by the claims.

' Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters- Patent is 1. A machine of the character as describedconsisting of a cap receptacle, a set of cap compressing dies, handleapplying means comprising a staple forming and driving mechanism, and ameans for conveying the caps successively from the cap receptacle to thedies.

Q. A machine of the character as described consisting of a capreceptacle, a set of cap compressing dies, a handle stock feedingmechanism, means for applying handles to caps While between the dies anda means for conveying the caps successively from the cap receptacle tothe dies, all of said elements being opera-tively connected With eachother.

3. A machine of the character as described consisting of a capreceptacle, a set of cap compressing dies, a staple forming and drivingmechanism for applying handles to caps While between the dies, a handlestock feeding mechanism, a means for conveying the caps successivelyfrom the cap receptacle to the dies, and a single rotating shaftoperatively connected Withall of said elements.

4. A machine of the character as described consisting of a capreceptacle, a set of cap compressing dies, means for applying handles tothe caps, a handle stock feeding mechanism, a means for conveying thecaps successively from the cap receptacle to the dies and a singlerotating shaft, all of said elements being operatively connected Witheach other through the said rotating shaft.

5. A machine of the character as described consisting of a set of capcorrugating dies, means for applying handles to the caps at thecorrugating position, and a means for conveying the caps successively tothe dies.

G. In a machine of the character as described, a cap conveyer consistingof a rotating disk having cap recesses cut therein, a means for placinga cap in each recess and handle applying means to which said caps aresuccessively presented by said disk.

7. In a machine of the character as described, a cap conveyer consistingof a rotating disk having cap recesses cut in the edge thereof, a meansfor placing a cap in each recess and handle applying means to which saidcaps are successively presented by said disk.

8. In a machine of the character as described, a cap conveyer consistingof a rotating disk having cap recesses cnt in the edge thereof With theedges of the recesses merging into the edge of the disk, a means forplacing a cap in each recess and handle applying means to Which saidcaps are successively presented by said disk.

9. In a machine of the character as described, a cap conveyer consistingof a rotating disk having cap recesses cut therein, a cap tube locatedabove the path described by said recesses and handle applying means toivhich said caps are successively presented by said disk.

10. In a machine of the character as de scribed, a cap conveyerconsisting of a rotating' disk having cap recesses cut in the edgethereof, a cap tube located above the path described by said recessesand handle applying means to which said caps are successively presentedby said disk.

1l. In a machine of the character as described, a cap conveyerconsisting of a rotating disk having cap recesses cut in the edgethereof with the edges of the recesses merging into the edge of thedisk, al cap tube located above the path described by said recesses andhandle applying means to which said caps are successively presented bysaid disk.

l2. In a machine of the character as described, a cap conveyerconsisting of a rotating disk having cap recesses cut therein With lugslocated at the rear edges of said recesses and a means for placing capsin the pat-h of movement of said lugs.

I3. In a machine for making receptacle closures, in combination, a capconveyer consisting of a rotary disk having cap recesses with lugslocated at the rear edges of said recesses and on the upper and lowersides of the disk, and guide means having guide Ways for said lugs.

14. In a. machine of the character as described, a cap conveyerconsisting of a rotating disk having cap recesses cut therein with lugslocated at the rear edges of said recesses, and a cap tube located abovethe path described by said recesses and having in its lower end a plateslotted to receive said lugs.

l5. In a machine of the character as described, a cap conveyerconsisting of a rotating disk having cap recesses cut therein, handleapplying means to which the caps are conveyed by said disk, a shieldlocated over path described by said recesses, and a means for placing acap in each recess.

16. In a machine of the'character as described, a cap conveyerconsisting of a rotating disk having cap recesses cut therein, handleapplying means to which the caps are conveyed by said disk, a shieldlocated over the path described by said recesses, and a cap tubelocatedover the path described by said recesses.

17. In a machine of the character as described, a cap conveyerconsisting of a rotating` disk having cap recesses cut therein, Withlugs located at the edges of said recesses, a shield located over thepath described by said recesses and having a channel receiving said lugsand a cap holder to present caps successively to said lugs.

18. In a machine of the character as described, a cap conveyerconsisting of a ro yreims? tating disk having cap recesses cut thereinwith lugs located at the edges of said recesses, and a shield locatedover the path described by said recesses, and a cap tube located overthe path described by said recesses.

19. In a machine of the character as described, a cap conveyerconsisting of a rotating disk having cap recesses cut therein with lugslocated at the rear edges of said recesses, and on the upper and undersides of the disk, a cap tube located above the path above described bysaid recesses and having in its lower end a plate slotted to permit thepassage of said upper lugs, and a guide Way having a groove to receivesaid under lugs of the disk.

20. In a machine of the character as described, a cap conveyerconsisting of a rotating disk having cap recesses cut therein with lugslocated at the rear edges of said recesses, a cap tube located above thepath described by said recesses, and a guide Way having a groovereceiving said lugs.

2l. In a machine of the character as described, a cap conveyerconsisting of a rotating disk having cap recesses cut therein with lugslocated at the rear edges of said recesses, a means for presenting capsto said lugs, a guide Way having a groove receiving said lugs.

22. In a machine of the character as described, a cap conveyerconsisting of a rotating disk having cup recesses cut therein with lugslocated at the edges of the said recesses and on the upper and underfaces of the disk, a shield located over the path described by saidrecesses, and having a channel receiving the under lugs, and meanshaving a guide-Way for the under lugs.

23. In a machine of the character as described, a cap conveyerconsisting of a rotating disk, having recesses With lugs located at theedges of said recesses and on the upper and 'under faces of the disk, ashield located over the path described by said recesses and having achannel receiving the upper lugs, a guide Way having a groove receivingthe under lugs, and a cap tube located over the path described by saidrecesses.

24. In a machine of the character as described, a cap conveyerconsisting of a rotating disk having recesses with lugs located at theedges of said recesses and on the upper and under faces of the disk, ashield located over the path described by said recesses and having achannel receiving the upper lugs, a guide Way having a groove receivingthe under lugs, and a cap tube located over the path described by thesaid recesses and having in its lower end a plate slotted to permit thepassage of the Lipper lugs therethrough.

25. In combination, intermittingly moving cap stock and handle stockfeeding devices, actuating means for simultaneously moving said deviceson their feeding strokes and for periodically holding the same at rest,and stapling mechanism for periodically uniting handle stock and capstock.

26. In combination, stapling mechanism provided with means forintermittingly actuating the same, means for periodically presenting capstock to said mechanism, and means for periodically feeding handle stockacross the cap stock While at the stapling mechanism and intermediatethe stapling operations.

27. In combination, in a machine for producing closing disks providedwith handles secured thereto, means for feeding handle stock across theface of the cap stock, and mechanisms for severing the handle stock intolengths and securing the separate lengths to the cap stock,substantially as described.

28. In a machine for making receptacle closures having flat handles onthe top faces thereof, in combination, mechanism for successivelypresenting areas of disk forming material at the handle staplingposition, flat-handle-forming mechanism, and mechanism for applyinghandle-securing staples through said areas and Within the boundariesthereof, substantially as described.

29. A machine for making closing disks comprising coperating diskgripping dies, means for securing pull tabs to and on the top faces ofthe disks While held by the dies, and means for successively presentingdisk stock to said dies and for removing the handled disks therefrom.

30. A machine for producing closing disks having handlesappli-edthereto, comprising means for gripping and holding each disk atthe handle-receiving position, feeding means for successively presentingthe disks at the handle-receiving position, means for supplying disks tosaid feeding means, and means for stapling the handles on the top facesof the disks at the handle-receiving position.

31. A machine for producing handled closing disks, comprising means forsuccessively receiving the disks at the handle-receiving position, meansfor feeding handle stock across the top face of each disk at thehandle-receiving position, and staple forming and driving means forstapling a length of handle stock to each disk at the handle-receivingposition to form eachdisk With a handle on its top face.

32. A machine for producing closing disks having handles, comprisingstep by step disk stock feeding means, step by step handle stock feedingmeans, and intermittently operating handle stock cutting and staplingdevices.

33. A machine for producing corrugated closing caps, comprising a pairof coperatng intermittently operating disk compressing and oorrugatingdies, handle applying means Cooperating` therewith and intermittentlyoperating means for successively presenting disks to Said dies and formoving the corrugated diske from said dies.

34. In combination, a table, a rotary disk having` cap receivingrecesses and adapted to move the Caps along the table7 said table at onepoint having an opening,` therethrough In testimony whereof I aHiX mysignature,

in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT B. HINES. VVit-nesses E. IVEAVER, ERNEST F. RILEY.

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